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Definition of golly exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

golly

exclamation
 
/ˈɡɒli/
 
/ˈɡɑːli/
(old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. used to express surprise
    • Golly, you're early!
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god).
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